Earthwords & Music
| Earthwords and Music | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Folk, country, novelty | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Felton Jarvis | |||
| John Hartford chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 2002 BMG Re-issue | ||||
Earthwords and Music is John Hartford's second LP, released in 1967. Like all of his RCA recordings, it was reissued in 2002 as part of a "twofer" CD, combined with his first album, Looks at Life.[1]
The album includes Hartford's Grammy-winning hit song, "Gentle on My Mind".
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Allmusic | [1] |
After noting some of the musical novelty songs of the album, music critic Jim Worbois, writing for Allmusic, wrote "Also contains some fine straight songs. Good stuff."[2]
Track listing
[edit]- All songs by John Hartford.
- "Good Old Electric Washing Machine" – 2:08
- "Love Song in 2/4 Time" – 1:38
- "Daytime of Life" – 5:22
- "Whose That?" – 1:52
- "There Are No Fools in Heaven" – 4:30
- "Earthwords" – 1:43
- "Gentle on My Mind" – 3:05
- "Naked in Spite of Myself" – 3:09
- "How Come You're Being So Good to Me" – 2:05
- "No End of Love" – 3:21
- "Left Handed Woman" – 1:39
- "Baking Soda" – 1:28
References
[edit]- ^ a b Worbois, Jim. "Earthwords & Music/Looks at Life > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ a b Worbois, Jim. "Earthwords & Music > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
